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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 1: The announcement of the 17th COVID-19 case in Vietnam was truly a __________, especially when
considering the fact that no confirmed cases had emerged for the previous 22 days.

A. blockbuster

B. cannonball

C. bombshell

D. skyrocket

Question 2: They have planted a row of trees ____________ a natural protection from the sun’s ray.
A. that form

B. formed

C. that is formed

D. forming

Question 3: Some doctors are confident that vaccines for COVID-19 will be available down the __________, but
they also admit that they still have a long way to go.
A. track

B. road

C. path

D. trail

Question 4: People should eat ________ and do ________ to reduce the risk of heart disease.
A. less and less fat / the more exercise

B. less fat / more exercise

C. the less fat / the more exercise

D. the lease fat / the most exercise

Question 5: ______ is over your head is just an exaggeration because you have well prepared for it over the
years.
A. This entrance exam

B. What this entrance exam

C. That this entrance exam

D. It is this entrance exam

Question 6: This is the second time____________.
A. you are losing your door key

B. you've lost your door key

C. you were losing your door key

D. your door key was lost by you

Question 7: She has two brothers, ______ are engineers.
A. whom both

B. both who

C. both of whom

D. both whom

Question 8: My father always has the builder ________ the roof of our house.


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A. repaired

B. to repair

C. to be repaired

D. repair

Question 9: He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he _______ dinner.
A. finishes

B. finish

C. will finish

D. shall have finished

Question 10: Upon returning from the class, _______.
A. a letter was found in the mail box

B. a letter was in the mail box

C. he found a letter from the mail box

D. the mail box had a letter in it

Question 11: Vietnam U23 made not only Asia but also Europe keep a close eye on them. They _____
internationally.
A. have made headlines

B. had made headlines

C. have done headlines

D. did headlines

Question 12: This investigation is not only one that is continuing and worldwide ______ we expect to continue
for quite some time.
A. but one also that

B. but one that also

C. but also one that

D. but that also one

Question 13: The bombardment from the sea and air ______ large parts of the city.
A. liquidated

B. drowned

C. abolished

D. demolished

Question 14: This species of African elephants is___________
A. dying on

B. dying of

C. dying out

D. dying away

Question 15: Remember to bring with you your school certificate and letters of __________ from your
teachers and your previous employers when you come to the interview.
A. assignment

B. invitation

C. recommendation

D. advertisement

Question 16: You have to be rich to send your child to a private school because the fees are
B. aeronautica

A. astronomical

C. astrological

_____ .

D. atmospherical

Question 17: _______ are the formal rules of correct or polite behavior among people using the Internet.
A. Traffic rules

B. Family rules

C. Codes of etiquettes

D. Codes of netiquettes

Question 18: Mr Brown is not a serious investor, but he likes to
A. splash
Question 19: The

B. splatter

C. paddle

in the stock market.
D. dabble

of two houses prove such a financial burden that they were forced to sell one.


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A. upshot

B. upkeep

C. uproar

D. upsurge

Question 20: One of the organisation's aims is to ______ information about the disease so that morepeople
know of is symptoms.
A. disentangle

B. deride

C. dwindle

D. disseminate

C. may

D. need

Question 21: All of us ______ obey the traffic laws.
A. must

B. can

Question 22: The more you study, ______.
A. the more knowledge you gain

B. the more knowledge do you gain

C. you are the more knowledge

D. you will gain more knowledge

Question 23: By next Saturday, Tom ______ a whole month without smoking a cigarette.
A. will go

B. will have gone

C. has gone

D. has been going

Question 24: In a formal interview, it is essential to maintain good eye ________ with the interviewers.
A. link

B. connection

C. touch

D. contact

Question 25: I hope to pass all of my courses this term. So far my grades ______ pretty good.
A. had been

B. will have been

C. have been

D. were

Question 26: I am looking forward to _______ you at your sister's wedding.
A. seeing

B. see

C. to see

D. saw

Question 27: It is high time Tom________ more active in class.
A. must be

B. has been

C. was

D. were

Question 28: If you do not learn seriously, _______ to understand the subject well.
A. never you will be able

B. will you never be able

C. you will never be able

D. will never you be able

Question 29: We asked ________ the piano so early in the morning, but she won't.
A. Marie to stop to play

B. Marie stop to play

C. Marie to stop playing

D. that Marie stops playing

Question 30: It is against the law to ________ on the basis of sex, age, marital status, or race.
A. discriminate

B. believe

C. gain

D. suit

Question 31: No one can predict the future exactly. Things may happen ______.
A. expectation

B. expected

C. expectedly

D. unexpectedly


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Question 32: We have bought some ______.
A. German lovely old glasses

B. German old lovely glasses

C. lovely old German glasses

D. old lovely German glasses

Question 33: In developed world, there are hardly _______ jobs left which don’t use computers to carry out
many daily tasks.
A. some

B. any

C. none

D. much

Question 34: She ______ herself on cooking Vietnamese traditional dishes.
A. focuses

B. motivates

C. congratulates

D. prides

Question 35: County legislators called for an update of the safety ____ for the DRCY Power Plant.
A. regulate

B. regulative

C. regulatory

D. regulations

Question 36: Could you lend me some money to ______ me over to the end of the month?
A. hand

B. tide

C. get

D. make

Question 37: When we met John last year, he___________from Harvard already.
A. graduated

B. had

C. has graduated

D. will have graduated

graduated
Question 38: Hamlet,__________was written by Shakespeare in 1600, is considered to be his greatest work.
A. which

B. that

C. whose

D. who

Question 39: We should participate in movement__________to conserve the natural environment.
A. to organize

B. organizing

C. organized

D. which organized

Question 40: Body language is the potent form of__________communication
A. verbal

B. non-verbal

C. tongue

D. oral

Question 41: __________down to dinner than the telephone rang.
A. No sooner I had sat

B. No sooner had I sat

C. Scarcely I had sat

D. Hardly had I sat

Question 42: It gets__________to understand what the professor has explained.
A. more difficult than

B. more and more difficult

C. the more difficult

D. difficult more and more

Question 43: His business is growing so fast that he must take _______ more workers.
A. up

B. over

C. on

D. out

Question 44: That’s the trouble with the night shift. It ______ your private life too much.

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A. breaks in

B. breaks into

Question 45: I really had to
A. push
Question 46: Galileo was
A. famous

C. breaks through

some strings to get reservations at this restaurant.
B. pull

C. throw

Question 48: UNESCO
A. stands for

B. notorious

B. participants

C. generous

B. brings about

B. gasping

Question 50: He will be sued for
A. fracture

B. crack

Question 51: How long did the
A. process

C. applicants

D. industrious
for the job.
D. consultants

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

Question 49: I couldn’t stop myself from
A. sighing

D. get

for his study of how things fall.

Question 47: The woman they finally choose was much older than the other
A. informants

D. breaks up

B. trial

C. gets across

D. takes after

with boredom during the lecture.
C. panting

D. blowing

of contract if he does not do what he promised.
C. rupture

D. breach

of the murderer last?
C. charge

D. conviction

Question 52: It's a foregone ______ that Jim will be top of the class again.
A. concept

B. conclusion

Question 53: Because of an unfortunate
A. hindrance

B. oversight

Question 54: The Best Invention
A. Reward

B. Brand

C. proposal

D. prediction

your order was not dispatched by the date requested.
C. negligence

D. transgression

this year was given to Jason Meyers.
C. Factor

D. Award

Question 55: Nothing is destroyed after the serious flood in this area, _______?
A. isn’t it

B. is it

C. aren’t they

D. are they

Question 56: All applicants _______ hand in their application forms by Friday at the latest.
A. may

B. must

C. ought

D. might

Question 57: According to FAO, Vietnam is ________ second largest coffee producer in the world after Brazil.
A. a

B. Ø

Question 58: My sister _________ for you for an hour.

C. an

D. the


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B. is looking

A. was looking

C. has

been

D. looked

looking
Question 59: She is __________ than her sister.
A. The

most

B. more beautiful

C. beautifully

D. the beautiful

beautiful
Question 60: If I were you, I __________ for that English course.
A. would have applied

B. will apply

C. would apply

D. should apply

Question 61: He locked the doors _______ be disturbed when he was studying for his exams.
A. in order not

B. in order that

C. in order to

D. in order not to

Question 62: Mary’s lawyer advised her_______ anything further about the accident.
A. not saying

B. telling

C. not to say

D. not tell

Question 63: Their children _____ lots of new friends since they _____ to that town.
A. made/ have been moving

B. made/ are moving

C. have made/ moved

D. were making/ have moved

Question 64: We would have agreed to the contract _____ for Tom’s opposition.
A. would it not have been

B. be it not

C. had it not been

D. should it not have been

Question 65: She got the job _______ the fact that she had very little experience.
A. although

B. because

C. despite

D. because of

Question 66: My husband wants me _______ this letter before afternoon.
A. post

B. to post

C. posting

D. posts

Question 67: She has just bought _______.
A. an interesting French old painting

B. an old interesting French painting

C. a French interesting old paintin

D. an interesting old French painting

Question 68: Oil is essential for_______ manufacture of______plastics.
A. the – the

B. the – Ø

C. Ø – Ø

D. a - the

Question 69: James was asking about a lot of personal things. I didn’t like______about my private life.


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A. asking

B. being asked

C. to ask

D. to be asking

Question 70: At first sight I met her, I was impressed with her ______ eyes.
A. big beautiful round black

B. beautiful big round black

C. beautiful black big round

D. beautiful round big black

Question 71: I’m sorry I haven’t got any money. I’ve______my wallet at home.

A. missed

B. let

C. left

D. forgotten

Question 72: ________ his poor English, he managed to communicate his problem very clearly.
A. Because

B. Even though

C. Because of

D. In spite of

Question 73: Project-based learning provides wonderful opportunities for students to develop their ______.
A. creative

B. creativity

C. create

D. creatively

Question 74: The investors bought a deserted warehouse __________ convert it into a shopping mall for the
townspeople.
A. so that

B. lest they may

C. with a view to

D. in order to

Question 75: I _______ the living room by the time Dad comes home. He will be surprised.
A. will paint

B. am painting

C. have painted

D. will have painted

Question 76: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is trying to ________ himself with US President President Donald
Trump and impress Australian voters.
A. gratify

B. commend

C. ingratiate

D. please

Question 77: It was so foggy that driver couldn’t ____ the traffic signs.
A. break out

B. make out

C. keep out

D. take out

Question 78: The authorities have shown no signs of _______ to the kidnappers’ demands.
A. standing up

B. bringing about

C. getting down

D. giving in

Question 79: Thanks to the help of the teacher, she is___________ encouraging progress in math
A. doing

B. making

C. checking

D. stopping

Question 80: It is the underserved___________that damaged his life and his family.
A. reputable

B. reputed

C. reputation

Question 81: It gets__________to understand what the professor has explained.

A. more difficult than

B. more and more difficult

D. disrepute


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D. difficult more and more

C. the more difficult

Question 82: Many species of plants and animals are in__________of extinction.
B. danger

A. dangerous

C. dangerously

D. endangered

Question 83: Jacobson is often referred to ______ at the factory.
A. be the best engineer

B. as the best engineer

C. by the president to be the best

D. as being the best engineer

engineer
Question 84: I ______ my eyes around the room but could not see her.
B. tossed

A. flung

C. threw

D. cast

Question 85: The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private ______ institution founded in 1863 in
Geneva, Switzerland.
B. humanity

A. human
Question 86: We intend to

C. humanization

D. humanitarian

with the old system as soon as we have developed a better one.
B. do away

A. do up
Question 87: What are the main

D. do in

C. emblems

D. tokens

C. picturesque

D. picturedrome

of measles?
B. symptoms

A. traces

C. do down

Question 88: The old fishing village is very .
A. picture

B. picturesquely

Question 89: The dish was so tasty that I asked for a second
A. helping

B. portion

C. ration

Question 90: I quickly packed my new belongings and spent
B. a little

A. little
Question 91: Keep your ticket

money I had on a one-way ticket home.

C. the little

C. unless

Question 92: The prospects of picking up any survivors are now
B. narrow

A. thin

D. share

D. a little of

you have to show it to an inspector.
B. in case

A. if

.

C. slim

D. supposing

.

D. restricted

Question 93: There are a lot of crooked people in big cities. If you don't want to be cheated, you'll need to
keep your
A. mind

about you.
B. wits

C. head

D. brain


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Question 94: Following the crime in Bradford High Street last Saturday afternoon, the police are checking
anyone who was there at the time.
A. in for

B. up on

C. out of

Question 96: The soldiers received commands from
A. a
Question 97: She often takes a
A. creep

one-eyed general.

B. an

B. crawl

D. the

C. stride

D. stroll

his brother's example and trained harder.

B. set

C. answered

Question 100: If you are going to town, keep your eyes
A. clean

C. very

before going to bed

Question 98: He would win the race if he
A. repeated

D. over to

B. wide

D. followed

for that book I was telling you about.
C. fresh

D. peeled

Question 101: Both Ann and her sister look like her mother.
A. take after

B. take place

C. take away

D. take on

Question 102: If she ________ a car, she would go out in the evening.
A. have

B. has

C. has had

D. had

Question 103: If you do not learn seriously, ________ to understand the subject well.
A. you will never be able

B. will you never be able

C. never you will be able

D. will never you be able

Question 104: I _______ go on a diet if I were fat , but I’m not.
A. will

B. should

C. can

D. would

Question 105: The man _______ his car outside hasn’t come back for it yet.
A. whom he left

B. who he left

C. who left

D. whose

C. watching

D. to watch

Question 106: He could spend hours _____ foreign films.
A. watched

B. watches

Question 107: Working as a volunteer gives her a chance to develop her interpersonal skills, promote
friendship, and _______ her own talent.
A. discovering

B. discover

C. discovered

D. to discover

Question 108: We’ve had______ problems with our new computer that we had to send it back to the shop.
A. so

B. such

C. enough

D. too


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Question 109: It is time every student ________ harder for the coming exam.
A. worked

B. should work

C. works

D. work

Question 110: Tom’s eyes were red _____ he had been swimming in a chlorinated pool.
A. so

B. but

C. because

D. in case

Question 111: _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite

B. Although

C. Despite

D. In spite of

Question 112: We _______ touch since we _______ school three years ago.
A. lost / have left

B. have lost / leave

C. have lost / left

D. were losing / had left

Question 113: He __________ for Canada two years ago and I __________ him since then.
A. left / do not see

B. has left / have not seen

C. left / did not see

D. left / have not seen

Question 114: By the end of the 21th century, scientists _______ the cure for the common on cold.
A. will have discovered

B. had discovered

C. will discover

D. are discovering

Question 115: Those letters _____ now. You can do the typing later.
A. need to type

B. need typing

C. needn’t be typing

D. needn’t be typed

Question 116: The amount Sarah earned was_______ on how much she sold.
A. dependence

B. dependant

C. dependent

D. independent

Question 117: Violent films may have a negative ______ on children.
A. opinion

B. influence

C. dependence

D. decision

Question 118: ______advised on what and how to prepare for the interview, he might have got the job.
A. Had he been

B. If he had

C. Unless he had been

D. Were he to be

Question 119: He sent his children to the park so that he could have some______.
A. fresh and quiet

B. quiet and peace

C. peace and quiet

D. fresh and peace

Question 120: The disavantaged should be cared for by _______.
A. the wealth

B. wealth

C. the wealthy

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Question 121: High-level sport people must maintain a high level of fitness ______ run the risk of suffering
injuries that cause permanent damage.
A. or else

B. besides

C. unless

D. on account of

Question 122: She really treasures the ______ car that she inherits from her grandfather.
A. big old green antique

B. green old big antique

C. green big old antique

D. big green antique

Question 123: Scientist are warning that human activity is starting to cause ____ in the Earth’s climate due to
increasing temperatures.
A. conservation

B. changes

C. habitats

D. deforestations

Question 124: More and more investors are pouring money into food and beverage _______ start-ups.
A. an

B. the

C. 

D. a

Question 125: David was deported on account of his expired visa. He ______ it renewed.
A. must have had

B. should have had

C. needn’t have had

D. mightn’t have had

Question 126: The instructor blew his whistle and ______.
A. off the runners were running

B. off ran the runners

C. off were running the runners

D. the runners runs off

Question 127: Only three of the students in my class are girls;________ are all boys.
A. the others

B. others

C. other students

D. the other

Question 128: Only when you grow up___________the truth.
A. you will know

B. you know

C. do you know

D. will you know

Question 129: He has not been offered the job because he cannot meet the___________of the company.

A. information

B. education

C. applicants

D. requirements

Question 130: __________money, he would buy a new car.
A. Was he to have

B. If he do have

C. If he has

D. Were he to have

Question 131: We often take this small road home to avoid heavy__________on the main street.
A. sounds

B. movement

C. vehicles

Question 132: Up ______ and the people cheered
A. went the balloon

B. did the balloon go

D. traffic

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D. has the balloon gone

C. had the balloon go

Question 133: My cousin obviously didn't ______ much of an impression on you if you can't remember
meeting her.
B. make

A. do

C. take

D. build

Question 134: If you have anything important to do, do it straight away. Don't put ______ it
B. off

A. on
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C. over

D. up

recent times, the discipline of biology has expanded rapidly into a variety of

subdisciplines.
B. When

A. It is since

C. Since it is

D. In

Question 136: Overexposure to the sun can produce some toxic chemicals.
A. more than damage to the skin

B. damage more than to the skin

C. more damage than to the skin

D. more damage to the skin than

Question 137: Whole - grain food products

in most large supermarkets across the United States

and Canada.
A. now can purchase

B. can now be purchased

C. now to purchase

D. the purchase of which

Question 138: All the sales people I met always try to

buying their products.

A. persuade me for

B. force me to

C. talk me into

D. help me with

Question 139: He said there was nothing that happened, but I began to

when he kept beating

about the bush.
A. get cold feet

B. smell a rat

C. keep an eye on

D. be off my head

Question 140:

of the Chairman, the Executive Director will be responsible for chairing the

meeting.
A. For the absence

B. On the absence

Question 141: The new school complex cost

C. In the absence

the city council had budgeted for.

A. just twice as much as

B. twice more by far than

C. twice much more than

D. almost twice as much as

Question 142: Some romantic novelists

D. To the absence

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A. churn

B. spill

C. ladle

D. pour

Question 143: Just because we've had a good year, this does not mean that we cannot do better: we must
.
A. have our head in the clouds

B. bury our heads in the sand

C. count our blessings

D. rest on our laurels

Question 144: If he knew what made his customers tick, he'd be able to sell them more merchandise.
A. made his customers angry

B. informed his customers

C. motivated his customers

D. made his customers happy

Question 145: He was
A. ensured

with an extraordinary musical ability.
B. entrusted

C. entreated

D. endowed

C. come to

D. come at

Question 146: How did you this document?
A. come into

B. come by

Question 147: If I had not held him , he would have beaten you soundly.
A. back

B. over

C. by

D. out

Question 148: It will certainly enhance your ______ of reading when you are aware of very slight differences
in the writer's expression.
A. condition

B. recommendation

C. material

D. enjoyment

Question 149: In some cases, Mary is thought not to be ________ her sister.
A. as much intelligent than

B. intelligent more than

C. so intelligent than

D. as intelligent as

Question 150: You were wrong _______ her for something she didn't do.
A. criticizing

B. so as to criticize

C. to criticize

D. that criticizing

Question 151: I gave him my e-mail address ______ he could keep in touch with me.
A. in order

B. so as

C. that

D. so that

Question 152: Margaret would prefer ______ books rather than see their screen adaptations.
A. to read

B. reading

C. read

D. having read

Question 153: This class,_____is a prerequisite for microbiology, is so difficult that I would rather drop it.
A. that

B. when

C. where

Question 154: The bed-ridden old man objected _____ as a burden on his family

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A. to being regarded

B. at his being regarded

C. with his regarding

D. for regarding

Question 155: National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said that ______, a large number of
women and girls in various areas in the world are being discriminated and subjected to violence.
A. though positive outcomes in gender equality and women empowerment
B. despite of positive outcomes in gender equality and women empowerment
C. in spite positive outcomes in gender equality and women empowerment
D. in spite of positive outcomes in gender equality and women empowerment
Question 156: ______ instructed me how to make a good preparation for a job interview.
A. John Robbins, that I spoke to by telephone,
B. John Robbins I spoke to by telephone,
C. John Robbins to that I spoke by telephone,
D. John Robbins, whom I spoke to by telephone,
Question 157: I don’t know how many _____, but it sounds like that they have a dozen.
A. do they have children

B. children do they have

C. children they have

D. they have children

Question 158: By half past ten tomorrow morning I _______ along the motorway.
A. will be driving

B. will drive

C. am driving

D. drive

Question 159: On hearing that she failed the entrance exam, Trang couldn’t help ______ into tears.
A. bursting

B. burst

C. to bursting

D. to burst

Question 160: The more you talk about the situation, _______ .
A. the worse it seems

B. it seems the worse

C. the worse does it seem

D. it seems worse

Question 161: Ms. Brown wanted to know _____ in my family.
A. there were how many members

B. how many members there were

C. were there how many members

D. how many members were there

Question 162: We would have agreed to the contract _____ for Tom’s opposition.
A. would it not have been

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C. had it not been

D. should it not have been

Question 163: According to the conditions of my scholarship, after finishing my degree, ______.
A. the university will employ me
B. my education will be employed by the university
C. I will be employed by the university
D. employment will be given to me by the university
Question 164: Flower oils are ______ of the ingredients used in making perfume.
A. among expensive

B. among the most expensive

C. being most expensive

D. expensive

Question 165: Dr. Sales is a person______..
A. in that I don’t have much confidence
B. whom I don’t have much confidence in him
C. in whom I don’t have much confidence
D. I don’t have much confidence
Question 166: We like ________ policies.
A. American recent economic

B. recent American economic

C. recent economic American

D. economic recent American

Question 167: Not until 1856 ______ across the Mississippi River.
A. The first bridge was built

B. was the first bridge built

C. the first bridge built

D. did the first bridge build

Question 168: Although he _____ to Ernest Hemingway, I think his books are unique.
A. often has been compared

B. has often compared

C. has often been compared

D. has been often comparing

Question 169: ______ ten minutes earlier, you would have got a better seat.
A. Were you arrived

B. If you arrived

C. If you hadn’t arrived

D. Had you arrived

Question 170: Next year, we are going to a place ______.
A. that lives in England

B. where we can ski

C. which I read last week

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Question 171: ____ one or more units of living substance called protoplasm.
A. Although all living things that consist of
B. All living things consisting of
C. All living things consist of
D. In all living things consisting of
Question 172: Many of the beautiful buildings in our cities ______ by exhaust gases from cars and factories.
We must do something to stop this.
A. were destroyed

B. are destroyed

C. are being destroyed

D. have been destroyed

Question 173: It ______ last night because the ground is really wet.
A. might have rained

B. must have rained

C. should have rained

D. can have rained

Question 174: Tom_______things round the house, which is annoying.
A. always leaves

B. is leaving

C. has always left

D. is always leaving

Question 175: The rooms needs ___________for the wedding.
A. to decorate

B. decorating

C. to

being

D. being decorated

decorated
Question 176: After a hard-working day, I went to___________bed and had___________most beautiful dream
ever.
A. the - the

B. a - the

C. a - a

D. ∅ – the

Question 177: When the police investigate a crime, they__________evidence such as fingerprints, hair or
clothing.
A. look into

B. look up to

C. look after

D. look for

Question 178: I was glad when he said that his car was ______ .
A. for my use

B. at my disposal

C. for me use

D. at my use

Question 179: I try to be friendly but it is hard to ______ some of my colleagues..
A. get on with

B. watch out for

C. come up with

D. stand in for

Question 180: She had to hand in her notice ______ advance when she decided to leave the job.


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B. from

A. with
Question 181: They said "

D. to

C. hit

D. pound

while the iron is hot".
B. beat

A. strike

C. in

Question 182: My sister was a very woman, one day she would be happy, the next miserable.
A. uncontrollable
Question 183: Rice is a

B. uneven

C. temperamental

which is exported to other countries.
B. commodity

A. consequence

D. dispirited

C. pension

D. category

Question 184: In a money-oriented society, the average individual cares little about solving
B. any other's

A. any other

C. anyone else's

Question 185: Would you please leave us details of your address

problem.

D. anyone's else

forwarding any of your mail to

come?
A. for the purpose of

B. as a consequence

C. for the sake of

D. by means of

of
Question 186: She

modern art She visits all the local exhibitions.

A. looks down on

B. goes in for

C. fixes up with

D. comes up against

Question 187: It's not surprising that he became a writer because he always longed to see his name
A. in type

B. in print

C. in letters

.

D. in edition

Question 188: She seems to be angry with the whole world. She's got a chip ______ .
A. on her shoulder

B. in her bonnet

C. under her hat

D. between the ears

Question 189: How do you calculate the distance to the horizon? As a

, it's 7 miles + 1 mile per 100 feet

above sea level.
A. trick of the trade

B. golden rule

C. free hand

D. rule of thumb

Question 190: Between you and me, so don't tell anyone, I am sure he will lose the election.
A. In truth

B. In confidence

C. In fact

D. In conclusion

Question 191: I invested all my money in that failed company and now I find my whole investment has
gone down the drain.
A. has been overtaken

B. has been confirmed


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D. has been confused

C. has been wasted

Question 192: The terrorists who hijacked the plane last night are still holding ten
B. hostages

A. casualties

C. pedestrians

Question 193: Megan solved her computer problem quite

D. victims

as she happened to mention it to a friend

who had had the same problem and told her what to do.
B. clumsily

A. occasionally

C. accidentally

Question 195: It was very dangerous and I escaped the accident
A. head over heels

B. at a push

C. by the skin of my teeth

D. firsthand

D. attentively

.

Question 196: The production of tin ore in the United States is relatively insignificant, ____ less than one
hundred tons annually.
A. amount to

B. in the amount

C. amount to it

D. to the amount of

Question 197: Until the situation has settled down, it is _____ to travel to that country.
A. well-advised

B. inadvisable

C. advisable

D. ill-advised

Question 198: ______ individuals are those who share the same hobbies, interests, or points of view.
A. Light-hearted

B. Like-minded

C. Even-handed

D. Open-minded

Question 199: I was very sad when the vet said he'd have to ________ Gertie, our lapdog.
A. put down

B. feel up to

C. pull through

D. wear off

Question 200: Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is _____; if it was destroyed no amount of money could ever replace it.
A. worthless

B. valueless

C. priceless

D. invaluable

ĐÁP ÁN CHI TIẾT
Question 1: The announcement of the 17th COVID-19 case in Vietnam was truly a __________, especially when
considering the fact that no confirmed cases had emerged for the previous 22 days.

A. blockbuster

B. cannonball

C. bombshell

D. skyrocket

Đáp án C:
Tạm dịch: Thông báo về trường hợp COVID-19 lần thứ 17 tại Việt Nam thực sự gây xôn xao dư luận, đặc
biệt khi xem xét thực tế là khơng có ca nhiễm nào mà được xác nhận trong 22 ngày trước đó.
A bombshell: (nghĩa bóng)nhân vật bỗng nhiên nổi tiếng làm xôn xao dư luận; vấn đề đột xuất làm xôn xao

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dư luận; quả bom (nghĩa bóng).
A blockbuster: (nghĩa bóng) phim/sách được cơng chúng hâm mộ và đạt doanh thu khổng lồ
A cannonball: (sử học) đạn súng thần công
A skyrocket: là một loại pháo hoa sử dụng tên lửa nhiên liệu rắn để bay nhanh lên bầu trời.
Question 2: They have planted a row of trees ____________ a natural protection from the sun’s ray.

A. that form

B. formed

C. that is formed

D. forming

Đáp án D
Dịch câu: Họ đã trồng một hàng cây tạo thành sự bảo vệ tự nhiên khỏi tia nắng mặt trời.
Giải thích: Ta dùng hiện tại phân từ tạo mệnh đề quan hệ rút gọn với các dạng chủ động. Ở đây “forming”
được hiểu là “which/that forms”.
Question 3: Some doctors are confident that vaccines for COVID-19 will be available down the __________, but
they also admit that they still have a long way to go.

A. track

B. road

C. path

D. trail

Đáp án B: down the road/line/track= in the future: trong tương lai.
Tạm dịch: Một số bác sĩ tự tin rằng vắc-xin COVID-19 sẽ có trong tương lai, nhưng họ cũng thừa nhận rằng
họ vẫn còn một chặng đường dài để thực hiện.
Question 4: People should eat ________ and do ________ to reduce the risk of heart disease.

A. less and less fat / the more exercise

B. less fat / more exercise

C. the less fat / the more exercise

D. the lease fat / the most exercise

Đáp án: B
Kiến thức: So sánh hơn
Giải thích: So sánh hơn đối với tính từ bất quy tắc: litte => less ; much => more
Tạm dịch: Con người cần ăn ít chất béo hơn và tập thể dục nhiều hơn để giảm nguy cơ về bệnh tim.
Question 5: ______ is over your head is just an exaggeration because you have well prepared for it over the
years.
E. This entrance exam

F. What this entrance exam

G. That this entrance exam

H. It is this entrance exam

Đáp án: C
Kiến thức: Mệnh đề danh từ

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Giải thích:
Ở đây “That + mệnh đề”=> mệnh đề danh từ => đóng vai trị chủ ngữ That this entrance exam is over your
head => là chủ ngữ, “is just” là động từ chính
Tạm dịch: Việc nói kỳ tuyển sinh này quá khó với bạn chỉ là sự cường điệu vì bạn đã chuẩn bị tốt cho nó mấy
năm qua.
Question 6: This is the second time____________.
A. you are losing your door key

B. you've lost your door key

C. you were losing your door key

D. your door key was lost by you

Đáp án: B
Kiến thức: Thì hiện tại hồn thành
Giải thích: This is the first/second/third…time + S + have/ has Ved/ V3: Đây là lần đầu/hai/ba…
Tạm dịch: Đây là lần thứ hai bạn làm mất chìa khố cửa.
Question 7: She has two brothers, ______ are engineers.
A. whom both

B. both who

C. both of whom

D. both whom

Đáp án: C
Kiến thức: Mệnh đề quan hệ
Giải thích:
Với các mệnh đề có chủ ngữ là: both of …, neither of…, either of…, most of….,…
=> Mệnh đề quan hệ có câu trúc: both / neither/ either/ most/… + of + whom/which+…
Tạm dịch: Cơ ấy có 2 người anh, cả hai đều là kĩ sư.
Question 8: My father always has the builder ________ the roof of our house.
A. repaired

B. to repair

C. to be repaired

Đáp án: D
Kiến thức: Cấu trúc truyền khiến/ nhờ vả
Giải thích:
have + sb + V (nguyên thể): nhờ ai đó làm cho cái gì
have + sth + Ved/ V3 ( + by +O): nhờ cái gì được làm bởi ai
Tạm dịch: Bố tơi luôn được người sửa chữa chữa mái nhà của chúng tôi.
Question 9: He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he _______ dinner.

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A. finishes

B. finish

C. will finish

D. shall have finished

Đáp án: A
Kiến thức: Mệnh đề thời gian
Giải thích:
Cấu trúc kết hợp giữa thì tương lai đơn và hiện tại đơn trong mệnh đề thời gian:
S + will + V + as soon as/ by the time/ when + S + V(chia thì hiện tại)
Tạm dịch: Anh ấy sẽ đưa chó ra ngồi đi dạo ngay khi mà anh ấy ăn xong bữa tối.
Question 10: Upon returning from the class, _______.
A. a letter was found in the mail box

B. a letter was in the mail box

C. he found a letter from the mail box

D. the mail box had a letter in it

Đáp án: C
Kiến thức: Rút gọn 2 mệnh đề cùng chủ ngữ
Giải thích:
Vế đầu dùng V-ing, đây là trường hợp rút gọn 2 mệnh đề cùng chủ ngữ => chủ thể thực hiện hành động là
danh từ chỉ người “he”.
Câu đầy đủ: When he returned from the class, he found a letter from the mail box.
Câu rút gọn: Upon returning from the class, he found a letter from the mail box.
Tạm dịch: Khi đang trở về từ lớp học, cậu ấy tìm thấy một bức thư từ hộp thư.
Question 11: Vietnam U23 made not only Asia but also Europe keep a close eye on them. They _____
internationally.

A. have made headlines

B. had made headlines

C. have done headlines

D. did headlines

Đáp án: A
Kiến thức: Thì trong tiếng Anh, cụm từ
Giải thích:
Ở đây ta dùng thì hiện tại hồn thành, diễn tả một việc bắt đầu trong quá khứ và kéo dài đến hiện tại, để lại
kết quả ở hiện tại => B, D loại
Cụm “ make headlines”: trở thành tin tức quan trọng, được lan truyền rộng rãi
Tạm dịch: U23 Việt Nam không chỉ khiến Châu Á mà cả Châu Âu chú ý đến họ. Họ trở thành tin tức quan
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Question 12: This investigation is not only one that is continuing and worldwide ______ we expect to continue
for quite some time.
A. but one also that

B. but one that also

C. but also one that

D. but that also one

Đáp án: C
Kiến thức: Cấu trúc not only… but also…
Giải thích:
Cấu trúc not only… but also…: Not only one that... but also one that...
Sau “not only” và “but also” phải có sự tương ứng, song song về từ loại.
Tạm dịch: Cuộc điều tra này không chỉ là vấn đề đang được tiếp tục và trên tồn thế giới mà cịn là điều mà
chúng tôi mong đợi sẽ tiếp tục trong một thời gian.
Question 13: The bombardment from the sea and air ______ large parts of the city.
A. liquidated

B. drowned

C. abolished

D. demolished

Đáp án: D
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
Giải thích:
liquidate (v): thanh tốn, thanh lý

drown (v): làm ngập nước

abolish (v): thủ tiêu, bãi bỏ

demolish (v): phá hủy, đánh đổ

Tạm dịch: Cuộc oanh tạc từ biển và khơng khí đã phá huỷ phần lớn thành phố.
Question 14: This species of African elephants is___________
A. dying on

B. dying of

C. dying out

D. dying away

Đáp án C
Giải thích:
A. dying on (phr. V.): ngừng hoạt động

B. dying of (phr. V.): chết vì

C. dying out (phr. v.): tuyệt chủng

D. dying away (phr. V.): nhỏ dần

Dịch nghĩa: Loài voi châu Phi này đang dần tuyệt chủng.
Question 15: Remember to bring with you your school certificate and letters of__________from your teachers
and your previous employers when you come to the interview.
A. assignment
Đáp án C

B. invitation

C. recommendation

D. advertisement

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Giải thích: Ta có cụm danh từ: letter of recommendation: thư giới thiệu
Dịch nghĩa: Hãy nhớ mang theo bằng cấp và thư giới thiệu từ giáo viên và các nhà tuyển dụng trước đây
của bạn khi đến phỏng vấn.
Question 16: You have to be rich to send your child to a private school because the fees are
A. astronomical

B. aeronautica

C. astrological

_____ .

D. atmospherical

Đáp án A
private school / ˈpraɪ.vət ˈskuːl /(np): trường tư fee /fì:/(n):
học phí

A. astronomical / ỉstrəˈnɒmɪkəl/ (a) vơ cùng to lớn
Các đáp án cịn lại:

B. aeronautical / eərəʊˈnɔːtɪkl/(a): thuộc hàng khơng
C. astrological / ỉstrəˈlɒdʒɪkl/(a): thuộc thuật chiêm tinh
D. atmospherical /ỉtməsˈferɪkl /(a): thuộc khơng khí
Dịch nghĩa: Để gửi con đến trường tư thục thì bạn phải giàu có vì học phí ở đó rất cao.
Question 17: _______ are the formal rules of correct or polite behavior among people using the Internet.
A. Traffic rules

B. Family rules

C. Codes of etiquettes

D. Codes of etiquettes

Đáp án: D
Codes of etiquettes: phép lịch sự giữa những người sử dụng internet để trao đổi thư từ hoặc thông tin
Traffic rules: luật lệ giao thông
Family rules: luật lệ trong gia đình
Codes of etiquettes: phép lịch sự ứng xử trong xã hội
Question 18: Mr Brown is not a serious investor, but he likes to_______ in the stock market.
A. splash

B. splatter

C. paddle

Đáp án D
Serious/'sɪǝriǝs/ (a): thật sự, nghiêm tức
Investor /ɪn’vestǝr/ (n): nhà đầu tư
Stock market (np): thị trường chứng khốn
Đáp án: D. dabble (in/at) /’dỉbl/ (v): học đòi, làm chơi bời

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C. paddle /'pædl/ (v): nghịch ngợm

B. splatter /’splỉtǝ/ (v): nói lắp bắp
A splash /splỉʃ/ (v): tóe lên, văng lên
Dịch nghĩa: ông Brown không phải là một nhà đầu tư thực sự nhưng ơng ấy lại thích học địi đầu tư vào thị
trường chứng khốn
Question 19: The _______ of two houses prove such a financial burden that they were forced to sell one.
A. upshot

B. upkeep

C. uproar

D. upsurge

Đáp án B
Upkeep (n): phí bảo dưỡng, sự sửa sang; Upshot (n): kết
quả, kết luận
Uproar /'ʌprↄ:(r)/ (n): sự náo động, tiếng ồn ào
Upsurge /'ʌpsɜ:dʒ/ (n): sự đột ngột tăng lên, sự bột phát
Dịch nghĩa: Phí sửa sang của hai ngơi nhà tạo ra gánh nặng về tài chính đến nỗi họ buộc phải bán đi một
căn.
Question 20: One of the organisation's aims is to ______ information about the disease so that morepeople
know of is symptoms.
A. disentangle

B. deride

C. dwindle

D. disseminate

Đáp án D
Organization /, ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃn̩ / (n): tổ chức, cơ quan
Aim / eɪm / (n): mục đích
Disease / dɪˈziːz / (n): dịch bệnh
Symptom / ˈsɪmptəm / (n): triệu chứng
Đáp án: D. disseminate / dɪˈsemɪneɪt / (v): phổ biến
Các đáp án còn lại:

A. disentangle / ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡl̩ / (v): gỡ rối
B. deride / dɪˈraɪd / (v): cười nhạo, chế nhạo
C. dwindle / ˈdwɪndl̩ / (v): chỏ lại, thu lại, co hẹp
Cấu trúc: Mệnh đề chỉ mục đích: s + V so that + s + V: để mà
Dịch nghĩa: Một trong những mục đích của tổ chức là phổ biến thông tin về dịch bệnh để nhiều người hơn


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biết về triệu chứng của nó.
Question 21: All of us ______ obey the traffic laws.
A. must

B. can

C. may

D. need

Đáp án: A
Kiến thức: Động từ khuyết thiếu
Giải thích:

must: phải, buộc phải

can: có thể (chỉ khả năng thực hiện)

may: có thể (chỉ khả năng xảy ra)

need: cần phải

Tạm dịch: Tất cả chúng ta phải tuân thủ luật giao thông.
Question 22: The more you study, ______.
A. the more knowledge you gain

B. the more knowledge do you gain

C. you are the more knowledge

D. you will gain more knowledge

Đáp án: A
Kiến thức: So sánh kép
Giải thích: Cấu trúc so sánh kép (càng… càng):
The + comparative + S + V , the + comparative + S + V.
Tạm dịch: Bạn càng học nhiều, bạn có được càng nhiều kiến thức
Question 23: By next Saturday, Tom ______ a whole month without smoking a cigarette.
A. will go

B. will

have

C. has gone

D. has been going

gone
Đáp án: B
Kiến thức: Thì tương lai hồn thành
Giải thích:
Ta dùng thì tương lai hoàn thành diễn tả một hành động xảy ra trước một thời điểm/một hành động khác
trong tương lai.
Dấu hiệu nhận biết: By + mốc thời gian trong tương lai/hành động trong tương lai.
Cấu trúc: S + will have Ved/ V3
Tạm dịch: Vào trước Thứ Bảy tới, Tom sẽ trải qua cả tháng không hút thuốc lá.
Question 24: In a formal interview, it is essential to maintain good eye ________ with the interviewers.